The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-16
THE ROYAL JUBILEE.
Enthusiasm Shown Chiefly by Tradesmen--
English Morkingmen Tired of Royalty.


English xyorkingmen Tired of Royalty.
London Letter in New York Commercial dvertiser.
There can be no doubt that the jubilee is Incl
deDtally producing good results IN various parts
of the country. Public parks. galleries. libra
ries and museums springng into existence
under the regis of the jubilee. OF course. these
excellent things have no more necessary connec-
ton with the jubilee than Macedon with Mon
mouth But whereas in many places they had
been advocated year after year to deal ears, by
simply lacking on the word Juoiiee the
hitherto rejected scheme is in several instances
trium phantly carried This sort of thing makes
one, when in a cynical vein. remember Carlyles
saying, Sixty millions mostly fools" but one
soon forgets that in his satisfaction That real
good is being done; and if that good can be done
by means of the jubilee, why, be 1t So Such
was the feeling of a good northcountry Radical
member of Parliament with whom was con-
versing the other day: Il suppose you are TAX
ing no part in Jubilee celebrations" observed.
We'll, said he of course it is all great fool
cry and had determined to have nothing to do
with 1t: but the Mayor of my town urged the
Importance of public park for the town so
forcibly on rne that I consented not only to sub
scribe, but to serve on the committee and join
in the appeal for funds
Here is another of similar kind con-
nected with the visit which the Queen will
shortly make TO the east of London in connec-
ton with the Peoples Palace Knowing the
misery and poverty OF that great region, and
the revolutionary ideas which there find a con-
genial home, asked very able workingman. a
member of the London Trades Council, how the
people would receive the Queen
s'Some of US have considered the matter, said
ne; I'VE don't like royalty. and would be dis
posed to hiss woman who has never done any
thing for in her life. but who has drawn
enormous sums out of our pockets: but the
is good one. and we don't propose TO injure it
by any sign of bad feeling"
The ordinary English daily papers Especially
the London papersl are SO mendacious that for
eigners who read them cannot but suppose that
the enth usiasm for the Queen and her family is
enormous The papers say so, and those who
don't know them well suppose that the papers
daol phari c trina hon fha
fore, goes to East London to open the Peoples
Palace the newspapers will be sure to discover or
statement will explain the genuine truth. Ac-
cording to the papers. the Brmin CHAM visit the
othe: day elected enormous enthusiasm. The
truth. however. is this: The long drive which
the Queen took from the suburb at which she
alighted to the center of the town was through
crowds of people who manifested sentiments
at al, but who simply stared at her as though
she was the giant the bearded lady local
fair It not till she to where the we'll
dressed middle-cass people were Assem- bled that
she was greeted by great applause. This is al
most invariably the case whenever royalty goes
abroad; but just invariably does the reporter
correspondent get his instructions from his
chief to make QUITO invent if he can't discover
AN enormous and overw helming demonstration
of loyalty"
think there still is loyalty to the throne in
England; but it is diminishing rapidly under
modern Influences. It more common among
women than men, and common of all
among the women of the upper middle classes.
especially sucn live the country FASH
ionable suburban districts. But among work
ingmen there is none OF IT Ihave not for a long
time attended any large political meeting at
which workingmen We're present in great num-
bers, but there were loud and prolonged Kisses if
any illusions were made to the Queen her
family. On one such occasion the speaker who
had made the alusion was not allowed to pro-
coed. so violent was the manifestation of feeling
There is. among this class. great theoretical
love for a republic as such, but there is this
double feeling: First that the monarchy is
Forth n hat ne h.
ing; Is of no essential service to the country.
Second. that while she does nothing. the Queen
is paid enormous sums, and, like Oliver Twist,
is constantly asking for "more"-if not on her
own account, then on that of her numerous off
spring and their connections. The constant
royal grants and marriage dowries have
dered the monarchy very unpopular; and that,
curiously enough with not a few Conservatives,
we'll as with all Radicals.
The Prince of Wales, who is shrewd man and
much more in touch with the popular feeling
than his mother has fully recognized this
that be has hitherto refrained from asking for
anything for his eldest son. although that young
gentleman came of age more than two years ago.
have been told that the Prince advised his
to take up some kind of profession. since it was
quite likely that he might to the
throne. And it is quite certain il the Radicals
have their way las they will. it will be throne
not worth coming to. For it will confer neither
political power that social distinction waich
is almost inn ossible to-day without vast sums
of money. poor king who really rules, may
be respected. may very rich king who is
a king who has neither wealth, power, nor ge-
niusl
The royal family have themselves partly to
blame for This monarchical decadence though it
is also largely due to inevitable social and
political causes A queen cannot be recluse
for quarter of a century without seriously in
jnring the monarchical idea Then, too. when
she does go about. her Majesty's ways are
peculiar When she went. the other day,
Birmin CHAM, she insisted planning her own
route and deciding herself on every item of the
luncheon menu. And this luncheon she partook
of alone, the poor Mayor of Birmingham, who
was greatly bothered by these wholly new func-
tons, communicating outside from time to
time with Sir Fl. Ponsonby, her Majestys secre-
tary.
The Queen, too, is not good looking, and is
getting to be palmer every year; and such fact
in land of good looking women does not make
in her favor. With the exception of the Prince
of Wales, her children cold, proud, distant,
and formal: and they quite rude to the poor
bourgeois who grovel before them, and who have
spent much money and passed sleepless nights
to do them honor.
The royal grants have also injured the mon
archy; and the back of all comes the
Prince of Wales's gigantic faiiure--the Imperial
Institute; than which heavier blow to royal
prestige has scarcely ever been dealt. So, al
together, whether monarchy lasts long il this
country or not. the ''jubilee year" finds it I'M
commonly weak and shaky, and the great bulk
of the people evidently care less about it than
they do about great boat race or parliamentary
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